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§ 1.04.020
<br />ORONO CODE
<br />Official time. References to a specific time of
<br />day are to Central Standard Time or Central
<br />Daylight Time, as appropriate.
<br />Owner. The term "owner," as applied to property,
<br />includes any part owner, joint owner, tenant in
<br />common, tenant in partnership, joint tenant or
<br />tenant by the entirety of the whole or part of
<br />such property.
<br />Person. The term "person" means any human
<br />being, any governmental or political subdivision
<br />or public agency, any public or private corpora-
<br />tion, any partnership, any firm, association or
<br />other organization, any receiver, trustee, assignee,
<br />agent, or other legal representative of any of the
<br />foregoing, or any other legal entity.
<br />Personal property. The term "personal property"
<br />means any property other than real property.
<br />Preceding. The term "preceding" means next
<br />before.
<br />Premises. The term "premises," as applied to
<br />real property, includes land and structures.
<br />Property. The term "property" includes real
<br />property, personal property and mixed property.
<br />Real property, real estate, land, and lands. The
<br />terms "real property," "real estate," "land" and
<br />"lands" include lands, buildings, tenements and
<br />hereditaments and all rights and interests therein
<br />except chattel interests.
<br />Shall. The term "shall" is to be construed as
<br />being mandatory.
<br />Sidewalk. The term "sidewalk" means that
<br />portion of a street between the curbline, or the
<br />lateral lines of a roadway where there is no curb,
<br />and the adjacent property line, intended for the
<br />use of pedestrians. If there is no public area
<br />between the lateral lines of the roadway and the
<br />abutting property line, then the area immediately
<br />abutting the street line shall be construed as the
<br />sidewalk.
<br />Signature and subscription by mark. The terms
<br />"signature" and "subscription by mark" include a
<br />mark when the signer or subscriber cannot
<br />write. In such situations, such person's name
<br />shall be written near the mark by a witness who
<br />writes his own name near such person's name.
<br />State. The term "state" means the State of
<br />Minnesota.
<br />Street. The term "street" means any alley,
<br />avenue, boulevard, highway, road, lane, viaduct,
<br />bridge and its approach, and any other public
<br />thoroughfare in the city. The term "street" also
<br />means the entire width between abutting property
<br />lines. The term "street" includes a sidewalk or
<br />footpath.
<br />Tenant and occupant. The terms "tenant" and
<br />"occupant," as applied to a building or land,
<br />include:
<br />(1) Any person holding either alone or with
<br />others a written or oral lease of such
<br />building or land.
<br />(2) Any person who either alone or with
<br />others occupies such building or land.
<br />Tenses. The present tense includes the past
<br />and future tenses. The future tense includes the
<br />present tense.
<br />Writing. The term "writing" includes any form
<br />of recorded message capable of comprehension
<br />by ordinary visual means. Whenever any notice,
<br />report, statement or record is authorized or
<br />required, it shall be made in writing in the
<br />English language.
<br />Year. The term "year" means a calendar year.
<br />(Code 1984, §§ 1.02, 1.03; Code 2003, § 1-2; Ord.
<br />No. 286(3rd series), § 1, 12-11-2023)
<br />State law reference —Interpretation of statutes gener-
<br />ally, Minn. Stats. ch. 645.
<br />Sec. 1.04.030. Computation of time.
<br />(a) When the term "successive weeks" is used
<br />in any section providing for the publication of
<br />notices, the term "weeks" shall be construed as
<br />calendar weeks. The publication upon any day of
<br />such weeks shall be sufficient publication for
<br />that week, but at least five days shall elapse
<br />between each publication. At least the number of
<br />weeks specified in "successive weeks" shall elapse
<br />between the first publication and the day for the
<br />happening of the event for which the publication
<br />is made.
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